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UALR Coach Dirk Kinney is entering his second season as the pitching coach/recruiting coordinator at UALR. Kinney came with head coach Scott Norwood from Ouachita Baptist, where the duo guided the Tigers to a second-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Division II College World Series and a school-record 51-16 campaign. Check out his blog here.



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#7
TEXAS longhorns
(39-22, 15-12)
final 2008 ranking: #21

Texas went 2-2 in the Houston Regional, eliminating Sam Houston, splitting with St. John’s and then losing to Rice to have their season ended short of making their 33rd CWS appearance. The ball launching Kyle Russell who hit 47 homeruns the past two seasons will no longer be wearing burnt orange, but almost the rest of the Horns lineup will. Juniors Brandon Belt (.319, 6, 65) and Russ Moldenhauer (.355, 1, 39), along with senior catcher Preston Clark (.263, 8, 43) will lead an up and coming lineup filled with the usual Texas sized talent. However the strongest part of the UT game could be their pitching staff. Chance Ruffin (8-3, 1.96) dazzled in his debut with every indication that he is just getting started. He’ll be backed by fellow sophomore Brandon Workman (5-2, 5.06) and senior Austin Wood (7-3, 4.43) who will be looking to end his collegiate career with a Texas title.

2009 Preseason Rankings


Rank
 
1
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS
2
LSU TIGERS
3
CAL STATE FULLERTON TITANS
4
TEXAS A&M AGGIES
5
MIAMI HURRICANES
6
GEORGIA BULLDOGS
7
TEXAS LONGHORNS
8
FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES
9
UC IRVINE ANTEATERS
10
GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS
11
RICE OWLS
12
PEPPERDINE WAVES
13
OKLAHOMA SOONERS
14
OLE MISS REBELS
15
OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
16
AUBURN TIGERS
17
SAN DIEGO TOREROS
18
BAYLOR BEARS
19

MISSOURI STATE BEARS

20

LOUSIVILLE CARDINALS

21
ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS
22
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS
23
FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS
24
FLORIDA GATORS
25
COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS
26
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
27
TCU HORNED FROGS
28
STANFORD CARDINAL
29
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH
30
UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS


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